H2H Bunny Hop: Easter Layout (& Lasting Memories Challenge)

It's time for the first ever Heart 2 Heart Bunny Blog Hop! The challenge is to create an Easter or Spring project using Close To My Heart products and then link it up (today only). Click HERE to see everyone's creations! Lasting Memories' challenge #34 is also an Easter or Spring layout challenge, so I am linking my layout up twice.

I didn't have the WOTG stamp set, I used ones that I had on hand, including Blessed, the April stamp of the month. I also personalized the layout by spraying the backgrounds with a spray pen filled with Crystal Blue reinker and rubbing alcohol. I like how it softens the stark Colonial White background. We had lots of fun playing with the new Kraft Color-Ready Borders. You can get 50 of these babies for only $5.95. Several of the ladies wove a strip of Heavenly Blue cardstock through theirs. Truly beautiful!

Here's a close-up of the Blessed stamp of the month. I paper-pieced the flowers and colored in the leaves with a blending pen. (I also found a scrap of Sweet Leaf ribbon for a bow.)

I think that the pleating on this page makes it sooo pretty, but several of my gals thought it was too much work. Making ruffles is probably easier, but I love the way this turned out.

To create this pretty butterfly, first stamp it in Chocolate on the layout. Then, stamp it on scrap cardstock after inking it up in Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, and Twilight. Cut out the wings and adhere them to the butterfly base. Finally add a few sparkles because every butterfly needs some bling!

I also used the "rock 'n roll" inking technique on many of the eggs.

Hope you have a very "hoppy" Easter this Sunday!

All Supplies from Close To My Heart: Miracle WOTG instruction guide; Miracle paper pack; Chocolate Large and Small Alphabets, Blessed, A Flitter, and Easter Eggs (retired) stamp sets; Chocolate, Twilight, Sweet Leaf, and Crystal Blue inks; Crystal Blue reinker; Kraft Color-Ready Borders; Sweet Leaf ribbon rounds; Sparkles; Blending Pen; paper trimmer with scoring blade; sandpaper; spray pen; sponge

(If you do not already have a CTMH consultant, these supplies and many more can be found HERE.)

{Layout 2011 #19}